Racing through the dark

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David Sharp

On 22 July 2012 Chris Froome made history as the first African-born cyclist to stand on the podium at the Tour de France. Ten days later at the London Olympic Games he won a bronze medal in the time trial for his adopted nation in Team GB colours. Froome's path to professional cycling, from mountain biking on dusty roads in the nature reserves of Kenya's Great Rift Valley - alongside wild animals - to the giddy heights of the Tour de France and the Olympics, has been unlike any other in the history of the sport. Born in Nairobi to British parents he was schooled in South Africa and studie.

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Alec Guinness

Over the last few years Sir Alec Guinness has been keeping a diary, small portions of which have been appearing in the "Spectator". The diary is the basis of this book, though Guinness has taken the opportunity to go back and expand and revise his entries.

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Tim Lewis

Adrien Niyonshuti is a member of the Rwandan cycling team. Jock Boyer is the coach of Team Rwanda. Tom Ritchey is the visionary inventor of the mountain bike and the US money man looking to recover from a profound personal crisis. This title tells the story of the Rwandan cycling team as they overcome impossible odds to inspire a nation.

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Geoff Tibballs

"The most bizarre, controversial, heroic, and unlucky stories from more than 100 years of Olympic events, now updated with strange stories from Beijing 2008 and the run up to London 2012"--Publisher.